.....exactly...I would think it was the "leaker" who violated the law......the NYT didn't, but what they did was immoral and unethical....but not illegal.....get the "leaker"
Most people aren't aware of this because the media has decided they are a special class of citizens, but.... it is illegal to knowingly disclose classified information to anyone who doesn't have a right to it. Now the media has taken it upon themselves to decide it is acceptable for them to seek out and publish classified information but it is illegal and we need to see the justice department finally grow a spine and take action.